Exercise is key to a woman's healthy heart

6:11 PM,
Feb. 25, 2013

Lisa Harber

Written by

Ivy Farguheson
ifarguheson@muncie.gannett.com

If women are looking for a one-word answer to questions regarding the best way to keep heart disease at bay, one has been found: Exercise.

"There's no denying that this is the best medicine for our bodies in the fight against chronic diseases," said Katrina Riggin, manager of the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation center at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. "It's the cheapest medication and it's incredibly effective, ... but it does require planning and effort and that's where we lose some women."

In other words, physically moving your body in a manner that increases the heart rate and ...